Bruins win in shootout for team-record 9 straight road wins

Patrice Bergeron scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and also converted in the shootout to help the Boston Bruins make it a franchise-record nine in a row away from home with Sunday's 4-3 win over the Flyers.

PHILADELPHIA — Patrice Bergeron scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and also converted in the shootout to help the Boston Bruins make it a franchise-record nine in a row away from home with Sunday's 4-3 win over the Flyers.

"Just being smart, playing the system and not forcing plays," Bergeron said. "Every time we take what's there, we have success."

Reilly Smith, the fifth Boston shooter, clinched the victory in the shootout for the Bruins, who ended March 15-1-1.

Andrej Meszaros and Zdeno Chara also scored, and Tuukka Rask made a career-high 49 saves for the Bruins. Vincent Lecavalier scored twice for the Flyers, including the game-tying goal with 25 seconds left in regulation. Lecavalier's first goal was the 400th of his career. Kimmo Timonen also scored for Philadelphia, which has lost three of four to remain in third place in the Metropolitan Division. The Bruins, whose last road setback came in overtime Feb. 26 at Buffalo, gave up the tying goal with Flyers goalie Steve Mason on the bench following a blown icing call.

Even so, Johnny Boychuk had a chance to clear the zone, but the puck bounced over his stick on a backhand clearing attempt and went right to Jakub Voracek. Rask contested Voracek, who passed in front to a wide-open Lecavalier.

Chara scored on the power play 5:44 into the second period on a backhand from the slot. Bergeron continued his torrid pace with a goal in his seventh straight game, this one with 8:55 left in the period to give the Bruins a 3-2 advantage. Bergeron whirled around from the left circle and his turnaround shot slipped under Mason's pads.

Meszaros, who the Flyers traded to the Bruins at the trade deadline for a conditional third-round pick, tied it in the first period on a wrist shot. Philadelphia enforcer Zac Rinaldo leveled Iginla late in the opening period and got in two decisive right hands after answering Iginla's challenge. The 36-year-old veteran wanted to go again, but Rinaldo declined.

Notes: The Bruins won eight straight on the road during the 1971-72 and 1992-93 seasons. . Lecavalier became the 90th player to reach 400 goals. . The Bruins are the only team in the NHL against which the Flyers have a sub-.500 record all-time in Philadelphia. . Steve Downie (upper body injury) missed his fourth straight game for the Flyers. . Boston improved to 2-0 against the Flyers this season, counting a 6-1 win at Philadelphia on Jan. 25. The teams will conclude the regular-season series at 1 p.m. Saturday in Boston.